M.E.powerSystems Syllabus

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ANNA UNIVERSITY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

Tiruchirappalli - 620 024

M.E. Power Systems Engineering

Modular Based Credit Banking Scheme

SEMESTER I

MA9104 APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

3 1 0 4

UNIT I ADVANCED MATRIX THEORY 9

Matrix norms - Jordan canonical form - Generalized Eigen vectors - singular value

decomposition - Pseudo inverse - least square approximations - QR algorithm.

UNIT II CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS 9

Variation and its properties - Eulers equation - functional dependent on first and higher orderderivatives - functional dependent on functions of several independent variables - some

applications - direct methods - Ritz and Kantorovich methods.

UNIT III LINEAR PROGRAMMING 9

Basic concepts - graphical and simplex methods - transportation problem - assignment problems.

UNIT IV DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING 9

Elements of the dynamic programming model - optimality principle - examples of dynamic

programming models and their solutions.

UNIT V RANDOM PROCESSES 9

Classification - stationary random processes - auto correlation - cross correlations - power

spectral density - linear system with random input - Gaussian process.

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REFERENCES

1. D.W. Lewis, Matrix Theory, Allied Publishers, 1995.2. R. Bronson, Matrix Operations, Schaums Outline Series, McGraw-Hill, New York,

1989.

3.

Elsgoltis, Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations, MIR Publishers, Moscow1970.

4. A.S. Gupta, Calculus of Variations with Applications, Prentice Hall of India, 1999.5. H.A. Taha, Operations Research - An Introduction, Mac Millan Publishing Co., 1982.

6. P.K. Gupta and D.S. Hira, Operations Research , S.Chand & Co., 1999.

7. M.K. Ochi, Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, John Wiley & Sons, 1992.8. P.Z. Peebles Jr., Probability Random Variables and Random Signal Principles,

McGraw-Hill Inc., 1993.


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PS9101 LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS THEORY 3 1 0 4

UNIT I PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND STATE ASSIGNMENT 9Systems - electrical - mechanical - hydraulic - pneumatic - thermal systems - modelling of some

typical systems like D.C. machines - inverted pendulum.

UNIT II STATE SPACE ANALYSIS 9

Realisation of state models - non-uniqueness - minimal realisation - balanced realisation -

solution of state equations - state transition matrix and its properties - free and forced responses -

properties controllability and observability - stabilisability and detectability - Kalman

decomposition.

UNIT III MIMO SYSTEMS - FREQUENCY DOMAIN DESCRIPTIONS 9

Properties of transfer functions - impulse response matrices - poles and zeros of transfer function

matrices - critical frequencies - resonance - steady state and dynamic response - bandwidth -

Nyquist plots - singular value analysis.

UNIT IV NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS 9

Typesof non-linearity - typical examples - equivalent linearization - phase plane analysis - limit

cycles - describing functions - analysis using describing functions - jump resonance.

UNIT V STABILITY 9

Stability concepts - equilibrium points - BIBO and asymptotic stability - direct method ofLiapunov - application to non-linear problems - frequency domain stability criteria - Popovsmethod and its extensions.

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REFERENCES

1. M. Gopal, Modern Control Engineering, Wiley, 1996.2. J.S. Bay, Linear State Space Systems, McGraw-Hill, 1999.3. Eroni-Umez and Eroni, System Dynamics & Control, Thomson Brooks / Cole, 1998.4. K. Ogatta, Modern Control Engineering, Pearson Education, Low Priced Edition, 1997.5. G.J. Thaler, Automatic Control Systems, Jaico Publishers, 1993.6. John S. Bay, Linear State Space Systems, McGraw-Hill International Edition,

1999.


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PS9102POWERSYSTEMANALYSIS 3 0 0 3

UNIT I SOLUTION TECHNIQUE 9

Sparse matrix techniques for large scale power systems - optimal ordering schemes forpreserving sparsity - flexible packed storage scheme for storing matrix as compact arrays -

factorization by bifactorization and Gauss elimination methods - repeat solution using left and

right factors and L and U matrices.

UNIT II POWER FLOW ANALYSIS 9

Power flow model in real variable form - Newtons method for solution - adjustment of P-V

buses - fast decoupled power flow method - sensitivity factors for P-V bus adjustment - netinterchange power control in multi-area power flow analysis - assessment of available transfer

capability (ATC) using power flow method - continuation power flow method.

UNIT III SHORT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS 9

Review of fault calculations using sequence networks for different types of faults - Busimpedance matrix (ZBUS) construction using building algorithm for lines with mutual coupling -

simple numerical problems - computer method for fault analysis using ZBUS and sequencecomponents - derivation of equations for bus voltages - fault current and line currents - both in

012 frame and abc frame using Thevenins equivalent and ZBUS matrix for different faults.

UNIT IV OPTIMAL POWER FLOW 9

Introduction - solution of optimal power flow (OPF) - the gradient method - Newtons method -

linear sensitivity analysis - LP methods - with real power variables only - LP method with A.C.

power flow variables and detailed cost functions - security constrained optimal power flow -

interior point algorithm - bus incremental costs.

UNIT V VOLTAGE STABILITY ANALYSIS - STEADY STATE 9

Transmission system aspects - SLIB system - maximum deliverable power - power-voltage

relationship - generator reactive power requirement - network versus load P-V characteristics -instability scenario - effect of compensation and series, shunt, SVC, V-Q curves - effect of

adjustable transformer ratios.

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REFERENCES

1. G.W. Stagg, A.H. El Abiad, Computer Methods in Power System Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1968.2. O.I. Elgerd, Electrical Energy Systems Theory - An Introduction, Tata McGraw-Hill,

2002.

3. P. Kundur, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill, 1994.4. T.V. Cutsem and C. Vournas, Voltage Stability of Electric Power Systems, Kluwer

Publishers, 1998.

5. A.J. Wood and B.F. Wollenberg, Power Generation Operation and Control, John Wiley& Sons, New York, 1996.


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SEMESTER II

PS9201 POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION 3 0 0 3

UNIT I RELAYS 9

General philosophy of protection - characteristic function of protective relays - basic relayelements and relay terminology - basic construction of static relays - non-critical switching

circuits.

UNIT II PROTECTION OF POWER APPARATUS 9

Protection of generators - stator phase fault protection - protection schemes for out-of-step

condition - loss of excitation - rotor faults - transformer protection - factors affecting differential

protection - magnetizing inrush current - application and connection of transformer differential

relays - transformers over current protection - motor protection.

UNIT III PROTECTION OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS 9

Bus bar protection - typical bus arrangements - transformer - bus combination - bus differential

systems - line protection - classification of lines and feeders - techniques applicable for lineprotection - over current relay - types - characteristics - relay coordination of a radial feeder -

distance relay - types - characteristics - R-X diagram -applications - fault resistance - power

swing - long line protection - backup protection.

UNIT IV PROTECTION OF REACTORS, BOOSTERS AND CAPACITORS 9

Placement of reactors in power system - types of reactor - reactor rating application and

protection - booster in the power system - transformer tap changing - protection of boosters -

capacitors in an interconnected power system - connections - protection of capacitors.

UNIT V DIGITAL PROTECTION 9

Digital signal processing - digital filtering in protection relays - digital data transmission -numeric relay hardware - relay algorithms - distance relays - direction comparison relays -

differential relays - software considerations - numeric relay testing - concepts of coordinated

control system.

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REFERENCES

1. Stanley H. Horowitz (Ed), Protecting Relaying for Power Systems, IEEE Press, 1980.

2. Y.G. Paithankar and S.R Bhide, Fundamentals of Power System Protection, Prentice -Hall

of India, 2003.3. Y.G. Paithankar, Principles of Power System Protection, Marcel Dekker Inc., 1998.

4. P. Kundur, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill, 1993.5. Badri Ram and D.N. Vishwakarma, Power System Protection and Switchgear, Tata

McGraw- Hill, 2002.

6. J.L. Blackburn, Power System Protection - Principles and Applications, Marcel Dekker,New York, 1998.


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PS9202 POWER SYSTEM DYNAMICS 3 0 0 3

UNIT I SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE MODELLING 9

Schematic diagram - physical description - armature and field structure - machines with multiplepole pairs - M.M.F. waveforms - direct and quadrature axes - mathematical description of a

synchronous machine - basic equations of a synchronous machine - stator circuit equations -

stator self-stator mutual and stator to rotor mutual inductances - dq0 transformation - flux linkageand voltage equations for stator and rotor in dq0 coordinates - electrical power and torque -

physical interpretation of dq0 trans formation - per unit representation - summary of per unit

equations in Lad-reciprocal per unit system - equivalent circuits for direct and quadrature axes -

steady state analysis - voltage - current and flux - linkage relationships - phasor representation -rotor angle - steady state equivalent circuit - computation of steady state values - equations of

motion - swing equation - H-constant calculation - representation in system studies -

synchronous machine representation in stability studies - simplified model with amortisseursneglected - alternate form of machine equations - phasor diagram for transient conditions -

classical model with amortisseur windings neglected.

UNIT II MODELLING OF EXCITATION AND SPEED GOVERNING SYSTEMS 9

Excitation system modelling - excitation system requirements - elements of excitation system -

types of excitation system - rotating rectifier and potential - source controlled - rectifier systems -

hardware block diagram and IEEE(1992) type ST1A block diagram - turbine and governingsystem modelling - functional block diagram of power generation and control - schematic of a

hydroelectric plant - classical transfer function of a hydraulic turbine (no derivation) - special

characteristic of hydraulic turbine - electrical analogue of hydraulic turbine - governor forhydraulic turbine - requirement for a transient droop - block diagram of governor with transient

droop compenstation - steam turbine modelling - single reheat tandem compounded type onlyand IEEE block diagram for dynamic simulation - generic speed-governing system model for

normal speed/load control function.

UNIT III SMALL-SIGNAL STABILITY ANALYSIS WITHOUT CONTROLLERS 9

Classification of stability - basic concepts and definitions - rotor angle stability - the stability

phenomena - fundamental concepts of stability of dynamic systems - state - spacerepresentation - stability of dynamic system - Linearisation - Eigen properties of the state

matrix - Eigen values and Eigen vectors - modal matrices - Eigen value and stability - mode

shape and participation factor - single-machine infinitie bus (SMIB) configuration - classicalmachine model stability analysis with numerical example - effects of field circuit dynamics -

synchronous machine - network and linearised system equations - block diagramrepresentation with K-constants - expression for K-constants(no derivation) - effect of fieldflux variation on system stability - analysis with numerical example.


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UNIT IV SMALL-SIGNAL STABILITY ANALYSIS WITH CONTROLLERS 9

Effects of excitation system - equations with definitions of appropriate K-constants and simple

thyristor excitation system and AVR - block diagram with the excitation system - analysis of

effect of AVR on synchronizing and damping components using a numerical example - powersystem stabilizer - block diagram with AVR and PSS - illustration of principle of PSS

application with numerical example - block diagram of PSS with description - system state

matrix including PSS - analysis of stability with numerical a example - multi-machineconfiguration - equations in a common reference frame - equations in individual machine rotor

coordinates - illustration of formation of system state matrix for a two-machine system with

classical models for synchronous machines - illustration of stability analysis using a numerical

example - principle behind small-signal stability improvement methods - delta-omega and deltaP-omega stabilizers.

UNIT V TRANSIENT STABILITY ANALYSIS 9

Introduction - factors influencing transient stability - numerical integration methods - Euler and

fourth order Runge-Kutta methods - numerical stability and implicit methods - simulation ofpower system dynamic response - structure of power system model - synchronous machine

representation - equations of motion - rotor circuit equations - stator voltage equations -Thevenin's and Norton's equivalent circuits - excitation system representation - transmission

network and load representation - overall system equations and their solution - partitioned -

explicit and simultaneous - implicit approaches - treatment of discontinuities - simplifiedtransient stability simulation using simultaneous - implicit method - principle behind transient

stability enhancement methods - high-speed fault clearing - reduction of transmission systemreactance - regulated shunt compensation - dynamic braking - reactor switching - independent

pole-operation of circuit-breakers - single-pole switching - fast-valving - high-speed excitation

systems.

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REFERENCES

1. P. Kundur, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill, 1993.

2. IEEE Committee Report, Dynamic Models for Steam and Hydro Turbines in Power

System Studies, IEEE Trans., Vol.PAS-92, Page 1904-1915, November/December, 1973.

3. P.M. Anderson and A.A. Fouad, Power System Control and Stability, Iowa StateUniversity Press, Ames, Iowa, 1978.

4. H.W. Dommel and N. Sato, Fast Transient Stability Solutions, IEEE Trans., Vol. PAS-

91, Page 1643-1650, July/August 1972.


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PS9203 POWER SYSTEM OPERATION 3 0 0 3

UNIT I LOAD FORECASTING 9

Introduction - estimation of average and trend terms - estimation of periodic components -estimation of stochastic components - time series approach - auto-regressive model - auto-

regressive moving - average models - Kalman filtering approach - on-line techniques for non

stationary load prediction.

UNIT II UNIT COMMITMENT 9

Constraints in unit commitment - spinning reserve, thermal unit constraints, other constraints -

solution using priority list method, dynamic programming method - forward DP approach,

Lagrangian relaxation method - adjusting .

UNIT III GENERATION SCHEDULING - THERMAL SYSTEM 9

The economic dispatch problem - thermal system dispatching with network losses considered -

the Lambda - iteration method - gradient method of economic dispatch - economic dispatch withpiecewise linear cost functions - economic dispatch using dynamic programming - transmissionsystem effects - a two generator system - coordination equations - incremental losses and penalty

factors.

UNIT IV GENERATION SCHEDULING - HYDRO THERMAL SYSTEMS 9

Long range hydro scheduling - short range hydro scheduling - hydro electric plant models -

scheduling problems - the short term hydrothermal scheduling problem - short term hydro

scheduling - a gradient approach - hydro units in series (hydraulically coupled) - pumped -

storage hydro scheduling with a - iteration - dynamic programming solution to the hydro

thermal scheduling problem.

UNIT V INTERCHANGE OF POWER AND ENERGY 9

Economy interchange between interconnected utilities - interchange evaluation with unit

commitment - multiple - utility interchange transactions - power pools - the energy brokersystem, allocating pool savings - transmission effects and issues - transfer limitations -

wheeling - rates for transmission services in multiparty utility transactions - transactions

involving non-utility parties.

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REFERENCES

1. Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Wollenberg, Power Generation, Operation and Control,John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

2. A.K. Mahalanabis, D.P. Kothari and S.I. Ahson, Computer Aided Power System Analysisand Control, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1988.


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SEMESTER III

PS9301 ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS IN POWER SYSTEMS 3 0 0 3

UNIT I TRANSIENTS 9

Sources of transients - wave propagation - wave equation - reflection - refraction types of lineterminations - multiple reflections - lattice diagram - computation using EMTP (Electro-

Magnetic Transient Programming)

UNIT II WAVE PROPAGATION 9

Coefficient of potential - capacitance and induction - effect of earth - modal analysis - effects of

dissipation on wave propagation.

UNIT III LIGHTNING SURGES 9

Formation of thunder cloud - mechanism of lightning flash - statistical variation of lightning

parameter - stroke current variation - striking distance - probability of strikes to an overheadline - direct and induced strikes - grounding for protection against lightning - shielding of over

head lines.

UNIT IV SWITCHING TRANSIENTS 9

Switching transient - fundamental concepts - current chopping - surges in capacitive circuits -

critical flashover voltage (CFO) control of switching surges - VFT.

UNIT V INSULATION COORDINATION 9

Principle of insulation coordination - insulation level - statical approach - coordination between

insulation and protection level - power system protection devices - lightning arrestors.

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REFERENCES

1. Pritindra chowdhari, Electromagnetic Transients in Power Systems, John Wiley & SonsInc., 1996.

2. Allan Greenwood, Electrical Transients in Power System, Wiley & Sons Inc., NewYork, 1991.

3. Klaus Ragaller, Surges in High Voltage Networks, Plenum Press, New York, 1980.4. Rakosh Das Begamudre, Extra High Voltage AC Transmission Engineering, New Age

International Publishers, Second Edition, 1990.5. M.S. Naidu and V. Kamaraju, High Voltage Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2004.


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PS9302 POWER ELECTRONICS IN POWER SYSTEMS 3 0 0 3

UNIT I BASICS OF POWER ELECTRONICS 9

Basic concept of power electronics - different types of power electronic devices - diodes -transistors and SCR - MOSFET - IGBT and GTOs.

UNIT II A.C. TO D.C. CONVERTERS 9

Single phase and three phase bridge rectifiers - half controlled and fully controlled converterswith R, RL and RLE loads - free wheeling diodes - dual converter - sequence control of

converters - inverter operation - input harmonics and output ripple - smoothing inductance -

power factor improvement effect of source impedance - overlap - inverter limit.

UNIT III D.C. TO A.C. CONVERTERS 9

General topology of single phase and three phase voltage source and current source inverters -

need for feedback diodes in anti parallel with switches - multi quadrant chopper viewed as a

single phase inverter - configuration of single phase voltage source inverter - half and fullbridge - selection of switching frequency and switching device - voltage control and PWM

strategies.

UNIT IV STATIC REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION 9

Shunt reactive power compensation - fixed capacitor banks - switched capacitors - static reactor

compensator - thyristor controlled shunt reactors (TCR) - thyristor controlled transformer -FACTS technology - applications of static thyristor controlled shunt compensators for load

compensation - static var systems for voltage control - power factor control and harmonic control

of converter fed systems.

UNIT V POWER QUALITY 9

Power quality - terms and definitions - transients - impulsive and oscillatory transients -

harmonic distortion - harmonic indices - total harmonic distortion - total demand distortion -

locating harmonic sources harmonics from commercial and industrial loads - devices forcontrolling harmonics passive and active filters - harmonic filter design

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REFERENCES1. N. Mohan, T.M. Undeland and W.P. Robbins, Power Electronics: Converter,

Applications and Design, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.2. M.H. Rashid, Power Electronics, Prentice Hall of India, 1994.

3. B.K. Bose, Power Electronics and AC Drives, Prentice Hall, 1986.4. Roger C. Dugan, Mark F. McGranaghan, Surya Santaso and H. Wayne Beaty, Electrical

Power Systems Quality, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002.5. T.J.E. Miller, Static Reactive Power Compensation, John Wiley & Sons, New York,

1982.

6. R. Mohan Mathur and Rajiv K. Varma, Thyristor Based FACTS Controllers for ElectricalTransmission Systems, IEEE press .1999.


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SEMESTER IV

PS9401 POWER SYSTEM CONTROL 3 0 0 3

UNIT I AUTOMATIC GENERATION CONTROL 9

Fundamentals of speed governing - control of generating unit power output - composite

regulating characteristic of power systems - response rates of turbine - governing systems -fundamentals of automatic generation control - implementation of AGC - development of state

variable model for a two area power system for use in simulation of AGC - under frequency load

shedding and computation of settings for under frequency relays.

UNIT II REACTIVE POWER AND VOLTAGE CONTROL 9

Modelling of AVR loops - components - stability compensation - production and absorption of

reactive power - methods of voltage control - shunt reactors - shunt capacitors - seriescapacitors - synchronous condensers - static var systems - principle of transmission system

compensation - modeling of reactive compensating devices - application of tap changingtransformers to transmission systems - distribution system voltage regulation - modeling oftransformer ULTC control systems.

UNIT III SECURITY CONTOL OF POWER SYSTEMS 9

System operating states by security control functions - monitoring - evaluation of system state bycontingency analysis - corrective controls (Preventive, emergency and restorative ) - energycontrol center - SCADA system - functions - monitoring - data acquisition and controls - EMS

system.

UNIT IV STATE ESTIMATION 9

Maximum likelihood weighted least - squares estimation - concepts - matrix formulation -Example for weighted least - squares state estimation - state estimation of an A.C. network -

development of method - typical results of state estimation on an A.C. network - state estimationby orthogonal decomposition algorithm - introduction to advanced topics - detection and

identification of bad measurements - estimation of quantities not being measured - network

observability and Pseudo-measurements - application of power systems state estimation.

UNIT V POWER SYTEM CONTROL UNDER DEREGULATED ENVIRONMENT 9

New system structures under competition - classification of operational tasks in todays power

industry - temporal decomposition within the real time operation - classification of operationaltasks in the competitive industry - meeting predicted demand in todays industry - meeting

demand in the new industry - balancing supply and demand in real time - Load frequency controlunder deregulated environment.

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REFERENCES

1. O.I. Elgerd, Electric Energy System Theory - an Introduction - Tata McGraw-Hill, 2002.

2. P. Kundur; Power System Stability and Control, EPRI Publications, California, 1994.

3. Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Woolenberg, Power Generation Operation and Control,

John Wiley & sons, New York, 1996.

4. A.K. Mahalanabis, D.P. Kothari and S.I. Ahson, Computer Aided Power System Analysis

and Control, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1984.

5. Marija Ilic, F. Galiana and L. Fink, Power System Restructuring: Engineering and

Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.

6. Vaibhav Donde, M.A. Pai and Ian A. Hiskens, Simulation & Optimization in an AGCSystem After Deregulation IEEE Transactions on Power Systems Vol: 16, No.3, 2001.


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PS9402 POWER SYSTEM SIMULATION LABORATORY 0 0 3 2

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Power flow analysis - Gauss - Seidel - Newton Raphson methods2. Fast decoupled power flow and continuation power flow analysis3. Contingency analysis - generator shift factors and line outage distribution factors4. Small signal stability analysis - SMIB and Multi machine configuration5. Transient stability analysis of multi-machine configuration6. Economic dispatch with line flow constraints7. Unit commitment - Priority-list schemes and dynamic programming8. Coordination of over current and distance relays for radial line protection9. Induction motor starting analysis10. Analysis of switching surge using EMTP.

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ELECTIVES

PS9001 POLLUTION PERFORMANCE OF POWER APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS

3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 10

Fundamental process of pollution flashover - development and effect of contamination layer -

creepage distance - pollution conductivity - mechanism of pollution flashover - analytical

determination of flashover voltage.

UNIT II POLLUTION TESTING 9

Artificial pollution testing - salt-fog method - solid layer method - monitoring of parameters

measurement of layer conductivity - field testing methods.

UNIT III POLLUTION PERFORMANCE OF INSULATORS 8Ceramic and non-ceramic insulators - design of shed profiles - rib factor effect in A.C. and D.C.

insulators - modeling.

UNIT IV POLLUTION PERFORMANCE OF SURGE DIVERTERS 8

External insulation - effect of pollution on the protective characteristics of gap and gapless

arresters - modeling of surge diverters under polluted conditions.

UNIT V POLLUTION PERFORMANCE OF INDOOR EQUIPMENT 10

Condensation and contamination of indoor switchgear - performance of organic insulator under

polluted conditions - accelerated testing techniques.

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REFERENCES

1. Kind and Karner, High Voltage Insulation, Translated from German by Y. Narayana

Rao, Frider Vieweg & Son, Braunschweig, Wieshaden, 1985.2. E. Kuffel, W.S. Zaengl and J. Kuffel, High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals, Newnes,

Second Edition, Butterworth-Heinmann Publishers, 2000.3. Klaus Ragaller, Surges in High Voltage Networks, Plenum Press, New York, 1980.4. J.S.T. Looms, Insulators for High Voltages, Peter Peregrinus Ltd., London, 1988.

5. Dieter Kind and Kurt Feser, High Voltage Test Techniques, SBA Electrical Engineering

Series, Second Edition, 1999.


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PS9002 HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION 3 0 0 3

UNIT I D.C. POWER TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY 9

Introduction - comparison of A.C. and D.C. transmission application of D.C. transmission -

description of D.C. transmission system planning for HVDC transmission - modern trends in

D.C. transmission.

UNIT II ANALYSIS OF HVDC CONVERTERS 9

Pulse number - choice of converter configuration - simplified analysis of Graetz circuit -

converter bridge characteristics - characteristics of a twelve pulse converter - detailed analysis ofconverters.

UNIT III CONVERTER AND HVDC SYSTEM CONTROL 9

General principles of D.C. link control - converter control characteristics - system controlhierarchy - firing angle control - current and extinction angle control - starting and stopping of

D.C. link-power control - higher level controllers - telecommunication requirements.

UNIT IV HARMONICS AND FILTERS 9

Introduction - generation of harmonics - design of A.C. filters - D.C. filters - carrier frequency

and RI noise.

UNIT V SIMULATION OF HVDC SYSTEMS 9

Introduction - system simulation - philosophy and tools - HVDC system simulation - modeling

of HVDC systems for digital dynamic simulation.

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REFERENCES

1. K.R. Padiyar, HVDC Power Transmission System, Wiley Eastern Ltd., First Edition,

1990.2. Edward Wilson Kimbark, Direct Current Transmission, Vol.I, Wiley Interscience, New

York, 1971.

3. Rakosh Das Begamudre, Extra High Voltage AC Transmission Engineering New AgeInternational Publishers, 1990.

4. J. Arrillaga, High Voltage Direct Current Transmission, Peter Pregrinus, London, 1983.


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PS9003 FLEXIBLE A.C. TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS 3 0 0 3


Reactive power control in electrical power transmission lines - uncompensated line - series

compensation - basic concepts of SVC - thyristor controlled series capacitor - unified power flowcontroller.

UNIT II STATICVAR COMPENSATOR AND APPLICATIONS 9

Voltage control by SVC - advantages of slope in dynamic characteristics - influence of SVC onsystem voltage - design of SVC voltage regulator - applications enhancement of transient

stability - steady state power transfer - enhancement of power damping - prevention of voltage

instability.

UNIT III TCSC 9

Operation of the TCSC - different modes of operation - modelling of TCSC variable reactance

model - modelling for stability studies - applications - improvement of system stability limit -enhancement of system damping - voltage collapse prevention.

UNIT IV EMERING FACTS CONTROLLER 9

STATCOM - principle of operation - VI characteristics - UPFC - principle of operation - modesof operation - applications - modelling of UPFC for power flow studies.

UNIT V COORDINATION OF FACTS CONTROLLER 9

Controller interactions - SVC - SVC interaction coordination of multiple controllers using LCtech - control coordination using GA.

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REFERENCES

1. R. Mohan Mathur and Rajiv K. Varma, Thyristor - Based FACTS Controller forElectrical Transmission Systems, Wiley Interscience, IEEE Press, 2002.

2. Narin G. Hingorani and L. Gyuguyi, Understanding FACTS Concepts and Technology of

FACTS, IEEE Press, 2000.


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PS9004 COMPUTER NETWORK ENGINEERING 3 0 0 3

UNIT I PROTOCOLS AND ARCHITECTURES 10

Protocols - layered approach - OSI model - DoD model - hierarchical approach - local networktechnology - bus/tree topology - ring topology - medium access protocols - details of IEEE 802

standards.

UNIT II NETWORK ACCESS PROTOCOL AND INTERNETWORKING 9

Circuit switched network access - packet switched network access - broadcast network access -

principle of internetworking - bridges - gateways - X-75 - internet protocols - ISO internet

protocol standard.

UNIT III TRANSPORT PROTOCOL AND ROUTING TECHNIQUES 9

Transport service protocol mechanisms - network service - transport standards - internettransport protocols - wireless UDP - overview of routing techniques.

UNIT IV PRESENTATION/APPLICATION PROTOCOLS 9

File transfer protocols - world wide web - electronic mail - overview of ISDN - ISDN protocols.

UNIT V NETWORK MANAGEMENT 8

Architecture of network management - fault management - congestion control algorithms -

security management.

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TEXT BOOKS

1. Stallings, Data and Computer Communication , Maxwell & Macmillan, 1988.2. S. Andrew Tannenbaum, Computer Networks , Third Edition, Prentice Hall of India,

1997.

REFERENCES

1. Stallings, Data and Computer Communication: Architectures, Protocols and Standards,

IEEE Computer Society, 1987.2. A.S. Kernel Texpian, Communication Network Management, Prentice Hall, 1992.

3. Uylers Black, Network Management, Standards, McGraw-Hill, 1995.

4. Commer and Stevens, Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. III: Client Server Programming

and Application, Prentice Hall, USA, 1994.


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PS9005 ADVANCED POWER SYSTEM DYNAMICS 3 0 0 3

UNIT I SUBSYNCHRONOUS OSCILLATIONS 9

Review of power system dynamics - classification - modelling and analysis methods introduction -

turbine-generator torsional characteristics - shaft system model - examples of torsional characteristics -torsional interaction with power system controls - interaction with generator excitation controls -

interaction with speed governors - interaction with nearby D.C. converters.

UNIT II SUBSYNCHRONOUS RESONANCE (SSR) 9

Subsynchronous resonance (SSR) - characteristics of series - compensated transmission systems -

self-excitation due to induction generator effect - torsional interaction resulting in SSR - analyticalmethods - numerical examples illustrating instability of subsynchronous oscillations - impact of

network - switching disturbances - steady state switching - successive network - switching

disturbances - torsional interaction between closely coupled units - counter measures for

subsynchronous resonance.

UNIT III TRANSMISSION, GENERATION AND LOAD ASPECTS OF VOLTAGESTABILITY ANALYSIS 9

Review of transmission aspects - generation aspects - review of synchronous machine theory -voltage and frequency controllers - limiting devices affecting voltage stability - voltage-reactive

power characteristics of synchronous generators - capability curves - effect of machine limitation

on deliverable power - load aspects - voltage dependence of loads - load restoration dynamics -induction motors - load tap changers - thermostatic load recovery - general aggregate load

models.

UNIT IV SYSTEMMODELLING FOR VOLTAGE STABILITY 9

General dynamic model - network modeling with a detailed example - time-scale decomposition -equilibrium equations for voltage stability studies - illustration using a detailed example.

UNIT V LOADABILITY, SENSITIVITY, BIFURCATION ANALYSIS AND

COUNTER MEASURES 9Loadability limits - sensitivity analysis - bifurcation analysis - instability mechanisms -classification of instability mechanisms - examples of short-term and long-term instabilities -

countermeasures for voltage instability.

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Total: 45

REFERENCES1. P. Kundur, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill, 19932. H.W. Dommel, Electromagnetic Transients Program, Reference Manual prepared for

Bonneville Power Administration, U.S.A, 1986.

3. T.V. Cutsem and C. Vournas, Voltage Stability of Power Systems, Kluwer AcademicPublishers, 1998.


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PS9006 INTELLIGENT CONTROLLERS 3 0 0 3


Approaches to intelligent control - architecture for intelligent control - symbolic reasoning

system - rule-based systems - the AI approach - knowledge representation - expert systems.

UNIT II ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS 9

Concept of artificial neural networks and its basic mathematical model - McCulloch-Pitts neuron

model - simple perceptron - Adaline and Madaline - feed-forward multilayer perceptron -

learning and training the neural network - data processing - scaling - Fourier transformation -principal-component analysis and wavelet transformations - Hopfield network - self-organizing

network and recurrent network - neural network based controller

UNIT III GENETIC ALGORITHM 9

Basic concept of genetic algorithm and detail algorithmic steps - adjustment of free parameters -solution of typical control problems using genetic algorithm - concept on some other search

techniques like Tabu search and ant-colony search techniques for solving optimization problems.

UNIT IV FUZZY LOGIC SYSTEM 9

Introduction to crisp sets and fuzzy sets - basic fuzzy set operation and approximate reasoning -

introduction to fuzzy logic modeling and control - fuzzification - inferencing and defuzzification -fuzzy knowledge and rule bases - fuzzy modeling and control schemes for nonlinear systems - self-

organizing fuzzy logic control - fuzzy logic control for nonlinear time-delay system.

UNIT V APPLICATIONS 9

GA application to power system optimisation problem - case studies - identification and control

of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems using Matlab - neural network toolbox - stability

analysis of neural network interconnection systems - implementation of fuzzy logic controller

using Matlab - fuzzy logic toolbox - stability analysis of fuzzy control systems.

L: 45

Total: 45

REFERENCES

1. Jacek M. Zurada, Introduction to Artificial Neural Systems, Jaico Publishing House,

1999.2. B. Kosko, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems, Prentice Hall of India, 1994.

3. G.J. Klir and T.A. Folger, Fuzzy Sets, Uncertainty and Information, Prentice Hall of

India, 1993.

4. H.J. Zimmerman Fuzzy Set Theory and its Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers,1994.

5. D. Driankov, H. Hellendoorn and M. Reinfrank, An Introduction to Fuzzy Control,

Narosa Publishing House, 1993.


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PS9007 HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR 3 0 0 3


Insulation of switchgear - rated and tested voltage coordination between inner and externalinsulation - insulation clearances in air, oil SF6 and vacuum - bushing insulation - solid insulating

materials - dielectric and mechanical strength consideration.

UNIT II CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION 10

Switchgear terminology - arc characteristics - direct and alternating current interruption - arc

quenching phenomena - computer simulation of arc models - transient re-striking voltage -

RRRV recovery voltage - current chopping - capacitive current breaking - auto re-closing.

UNIT III SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATIONS AND RATING OF CIRCUIT

BREAKERS 10

Types of faults in power systems - short circuit current and short circuit MVA calculations for

different types of faults - rating of circuit breakers - symmetrical and asymmetrical ratings.

UNIT IV CIRCUIT BREAKERS 10

Classification of circuit breakers - design - construction and operating principles of bulk oil,minimum oil, airblast, SF6 and vacuum circuit breakers - comparison of different types of circuit

breakers.

UNIT V TESTING OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS 8

Type tests and routine tests - short circuit testing - synthetic testing of circuit breakers - recent

advancements in high voltage circuit breakers - diagnosis.

L: 45

Total: 45

REFERENCES

1. A. Chunikhin and M. Zhavoronkov, High Voltage Switchgear Analysis and Design, Mir

Publishers, Moscow, 1989.2. E. Kuffel, W.S. Zaengl and J. Kuffel, High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals,

Newness, Second Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers, 2000

3. C.H. Flursscheim (Editor), Power Circuit Breaker-Theory and Design, IEE Monograph

Series 17, Peter Peregrinus Ltd., Southgate House, Stevenage, Herts, SC1 1HQ, England,1977.

4. S. Ananthakrishnan and K.P. Guruprasad, Transient Recovery Voltage and CircuitBreakers, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1999.

5. IEEE Standard Collection, Surge Protection C62, 1995 Editions, IEEE, USA.

6. Funio Nakanishi, Switching Phenomena in High Voltage Circuit Breakers, Marcel

Dekker Inc., New York, 1991.


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PS9008 EHV POWER TRANSMISSION 3 0 0 3


Standard transmission voltages - average values of line parameters - power handling capacityand line loss - costs of transmission lines and equipment - mechanical considerations in line

performance.

UNIT II CALCULATION OF LINE PARAMETERS 8

Calculation of resistance - inductance and capacitance - calculation of sequence inductances and

capacitances - line parameters for modes of propagation.

UNIT III VOLTAGE GRADIENTS OF CONDUCTORS 9

Charge - potential relations for multi-conductor lines - surface voltage gradient on conductors -

gradient factors and their use - distribution of voltage gradient on sub conductors of bundle -voltage gradients on conductors in the presence of ground wires on towers.

UNIT IV CORONA EFFECTS 12

Power losses and audible losses - I2R loss and corona loss - attenuation of traveling waves due to

corona loss - audible noise generation and characteristics - limits for audible noise - day-night

equivalent noise level - radio interference-corona pulse generation and properties - limits forradio interference fields - the CIGRE formula - the RI excitation function - measurement of RI,

RIV and excitation function - design of filter.

UNIT V ELECTROSTATIC FIELD OF EHV LINES 10

Capacitance of long object - calculation of electrostatic field of A.C. lines effect of high field on

humans, animals, and plants - meters and measurement of electrostatic fields - electrostatic

induction in unenergised circuit of a D.C. line - induced voltages in insulated ground wires -electromagnetic interference.

L: 45

Total: 45

REFERENCES

1. Rakosh Das Begamudre, Extra High Voltage AC Transmission Engineering, New AgeInternational Publishers, Second Edition, 1990.

2.

Project EHV Reference Book (345 kV & above Systems) Electrical Power ResearchInstitute, (EPRI), USA.

3. Power Engineer's Handbook, Revised and Enlarged 6th Edition, TNEB Engineers'Association, October 2002.


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PS9009 POWER QUALITY 3 0 0 3


Introduction - characterisation of electric power quality - transients - short duration and longduration voltage variations - voltage imbalance - waveform distortion - voltage fluctuations -

power frequency variation - power acceptability curves - power quality problems - poor loadpower factor - non-linear and unbalanced loads - D.C. offset in loads - notching in load voltage -

disturbance in supply voltage - power quality standards.

UNIT II NON-LINEAR LOADS 9

Single phase static and rotating A.C./D.C. converters - three phase static A.C./D.C. converters -

battery chargers - arc furnaces - fluorescent lighting - pulse modulated devices - adjustable speed

drives.

UNIT III MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS METHODS 9

Voltage - current - power and energy measurements - power factor measurements anddefinitions - event recorders - measurement error - analysis - analysis in the periodic steady

state - time domain methods - frequency domain methods - Laplace, Fourier and Hartleytransform - the Walsh transform - wavelet transform.

UNIT IV ANALYSIS AND CONVENTIONAL MITIGATION METHODS 9

Analysis of power outages - analysis of unbalance - symmetrical components of phasorquantities - instantaneous symmetrical components - instantaneous real and reactive powers -

analysis of distortion - on-line extraction of fundamental sequence components from measured

samples - harmonic indices - analysis of voltage sag - Detorit Edison sag score - voltage sag

energy - voltage sag lost energy index (VSLEI) - analysis of voltage flicker - reduced durationand customer impact of outages - classical load balancing problem - open loop balancing - closed

loop balancing - current balancing - harmonic reduction - voltage sag reduction.

UNIT V POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 9

Utility - customer interface - harmonic filters - passive - active and hybrid filters - custom

power devices - network reconfiguring devices - load compensation using DSTATCOM -voltage regulation using DSTATCOM - protecting sensitive loads using DVR - UPQC -

control strategies - Q theory - modified P-Q theory - synchronous detection method - custom

power park - status of application of custom power devices.

L: 45

Total: 45

TEXT BOOKS1. Arindam Ghosh Power Quality Enhancement Using Custom Power Devices, Kluwer

Acadamic Publishers, 2002.2. G.T. Heydt, Electric Power Quality, Stars in a Circle Publications, Second Edition,

1994.


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PS9010 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 3 0 0 3

UNIT I DISCRETE TIME SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 9

Representation of discrete time signal - classifications - discrete time - system - basic operations

on sequence - linear - time invariant - causal - stable - solution to difference equation -convolution sum - correlation - discrete time Fourier series - discrete time Fourier transform.

UNIT II FOURIER AND STRUCTURE REALIZATION 9

Discrete Fourier transform - properties - fast Fourier transform - Z-transform - structure

realization - direct form - lattice structure for FIR filter - lattice structure for IIR Filter.

UNIT III FILTERS 9

FIR Filter - windowing technique - optimum equiripple linear phase FIR filter - IIR filter -

bilinear transformation technique - impulse invariance method - Butterworth filter - Tchebyshevfilter.

UNIT IV MULTISTAGE REPRESENTATION 9

Sampling of band pass signal - antialiasing filter - decimation by an integer factor - interpolation

by an integer factor - sampling rate conversion - implementation of digital filter banks - sub-band

coding - quadrature mirror filter - A/D conversion - quantization - coding - D/A conversion -introduction to wavelets.

UNIT V DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS 9

Fundamentals of fixed point DSP architecture - fixed point number representation and

computation - fundamentals of floating point DSP architecture - floating point number

representation and computation - study of TMS 320 C 50 processor - basic programming -

addition - subtraction - multiplication - convolution - correlation - study of TMS 320 C 54processor - basic programming - addition - subtraction - multiplication - convolution -

correlation.

L: 45

Total: 45

REFERENCES

1. John G. Proakis and Dimitris G. Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms

and Applications, Prentice Hall of India.

2. S. Salivahanan, A. Vallavaraj and C. Gnanapriya Digital Signal Processing, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000.

3. A.V. Oppenheim and R.W. Schafer Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall, Inc, New Jersey,1975.

4. Rabiner and Gold, Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing, A

comprehensive, Industrial - Strength DSP reference book, Prentice Hall.5. B. Venkatramani and M. Bhaskar, Digital Signal Processors Architecture, Programming

and Applications, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2002.

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